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2:00 AM ET, November 16, 2017

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Washington Post:
Two more women describe unwanted overtures by Roy Moore at Alabama mall  —  Kayla McLaughlin, left, and Gena Richardson worked together at Sears in the late 1970s.  The pair is seen in this image from 1977.  Richardson says Roy Moore, then in his 30s, visited her at Sears and that Moore later called her school to ask her out.
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Anna Claire Vollers / al.com:
New Roy Moore accuser: 'He didn't pinch it; he grabbed it'  —  A Gadsden woman says Roy Moore groped her while she was in his law office on legal business with her mother in 1991.  Moore was married at that time.  —  In the past week, Moore has been accused by five other women of a range …
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
GOP leaders weigh drastic plan to save Alabama Senate seat  —  Republican leaders are exploring a dramatic remedy to salvage the Alabama Senate seat as fresh polling shows Roy Moore's prospects fading fast.  —  With less than four weeks until the special election and no sign …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
NRSC poll: Moore trails Jones by 12  —  Republican Roy Moore is trailing Democrat Doug Jones by 12 points in the Alabama special Senate election, according to a poll conducted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee after five women accused Moore of pursuing them as teenagers.
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Roy Moore Is Pure Steve Bannon  —  Roy Moore is the Steve Bannon project in a nutshell.  —  For the former Trump operative, the Alabama Senate candidate's tattered credibility is a feature, not a bug.  If Moore had well-considered political and legal views, good judgment and a sterling reputation …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans look to Trump to restore order amid Alabama upheaval
Discussion: USA Today, The Daily Caller and Slate
William S. Brewbaker III / New York Times:   Roy Moore and the Sorry State of Evangelical Politics
Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Bannon not backing down on Moore because he believes denials
David Edwards / Raw Story:   MSNBC segment goes off the rails when Roy Moore attorney suggests Canadian Muslim host would date 14-year-old
Lauren Walsh / WBMA-TV:
Former Gadsden Mall employees share stories, concerns about Roy Moore
Discussion: Steve Deace and ThinkProgress
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson Opposes GOP Senate Tax Package  —  Wisconsin Republican says plan unfairly benefits corporations over other businesses, says he finds bill's process ‘offensive’  —  WASHINGTON—Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) said he opposes the Senate Republican tax package …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The GOP tax plan will be a massive political nightmare for Republicans
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Collins Warns GOP That Mandate Repeal Will Hike Premiums, Slam Middle Class
Discussion: New York Magazine
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
How Trump walked into Putin's web  —  oscow, summer 1991.  Mikhail Gorbachev is in power.  Official relations with the west have softened, but the KGB still assumes all western embassy workers are spooks.  The KGB agents assigned to them are easy to spot.  They have a method.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Christopher Steele believes his dossier on Trump-Russia is 70-90% accurate
CNN:
Fusion GPS co-founder: Steele didn't pay sources for dossier on Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:   ‘Dossier’ author Christopher Steele: Trump's hotel and land deals with Russians need to be examined
Catherine Lucey / Associated Press:
Ivanka Trump says child tax credit ‘not a pet project’  —  BAYVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Yes, it turns out, there is something that chafes at the unflappable Ivanka Trump.  —  The presidential daughter and adviser, in a “full-blown sprint” as she sells the Republican tax overhaul plan and juggles …
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CNN:
Trump takes cautious approach on Roy Moore
Discussion: KTLA and Raw Story
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Trump admin. to reverse ban on elephant trophies from Africa  —  The Trump administration plans to allow hunters to import trophies of elephants they killed in Zimbabwe and Zambia back to the United States, reversing a ban put in place by the Obama administration in 2014 …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Gizmodo
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump to allow imports of African elephant trophies  —  The Trump administration is reversing an Obama administration ban on bringing to the United States the heads of elephants killed in two African countries.  —  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said it has determined …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Wayne Pacelle:   Interior Department to allow imports of elephant and lion trophies from Africa, reversing Obama policies
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
A notorious far-right blogger may have provoked WikiLeaks' outreach to Donald Trump Jr.  — Far-right blogger Charles Johnson may have played a role in WikiLeaks' eventual outreach to Donald Trump Jr.  — Trump Jr.'s exchanges with WikiLeaks over the course of 10 months have come under scrutiny …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Donald Trump's UCLA tweet reveals about him  —  Washington (CNN)Think about this: You've just spent nearly two weeks halfway around the world.  You've spent most of the last 24 hours on a plane.  Your body clock is somewhere between 12-14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.  You are 71 years old.
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Inside the Breitbart Embassy, Where Steve Bannon Entertains Elites and Plots His Populist Takeover  —  When Steve Bannon was the chief strategist and senior counselor to President Donald Trump, he spent his days and often long into his nights in an office on the first floor of the West Wing …
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New York Times:
Koch Brothers Said to Back Time Inc. Deal Talks With Meredith  —  Time Inc. is said to be in talks to sell itself to the Meredith Corporation, in a deal backed by Charles G. and David H. Koch, the billionaire brothers known for supporting conservative causes.
Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Terry Crews names alleged sexual assaulter: ‘I will not be shamed’  —  Terry Crews publicly named for the first time the high-powered talent agent he claims groped him at an industry party and said he would “not be shamed” about the alleged assault.  —  “Back in February 2016 …
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The IRS Is Building a Safe to Hold Trump's Tax Returns  —  Before John Koskinen became the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in 2013, he was a successful corporate turnaround artist, a specialist in fixing large and distressed organizations.  That's why President Barack Obama asked …
Discussion: The Hill
Bill Chappell / NPR:
Death Toll In California Shooting Rises To 6 After Police Find Body Of Gunman's Wife  —  Authorities in Northern California say a fifth person was killed by a man who went on a shooting rampage Tuesday.  Police have discovered the dead body of the gunman's wife hidden beneath the floor at their rural home 120 miles north of Sacramento.
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Hillary Clinton on Trump's Special Counsel Threat: “This Is Such an Abuse of Power”  —  Hillary Clinton responded on Wednesday to news that the Trump administration is considering appointing a special counsel to investigate her alleged ties to the Uranium One deal, calling the move …
 
 
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New York Times:
Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for $450.3 Million, Shattering Auction Highs
Discussion: NPR and Jezebel
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Two GOP senators oppose Trump's EPA chemical safety nominee
Discussion: Wilmington Star News and Reuters
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Princes Harry and William Play Stormtroopers in New ‘Star Wars’ Film
Discussion: The Daily Caller and AOL
Elena Schneider / Politico:
GOP strategists worry incumbents aren't ready for a blue wave
James Bovard / The Hill:
Do Trump's liberal critics seem increasingly unhinged?
Discussion: Instapundit
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Three Former Colleagues Sue Secretary Of Commerce Wilbur Ross
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CBS News:
Democrats grab Albuquerque mayoral seat back from GOP in blowout
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump asks South Korea's president: ‘Do you have to reunify?’
Discussion: Business Insider and KTLA
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